Sharks and Sailors are back on the Houston music scene after some time away working with other projects and on new material. Catch the band–which will undoubtedly be playing some of its new music–at this weekend’s Free Press Summer Fest, which runs June 5-6 in Eleanor Tinsley Park on the edge of downtown Houston.
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For almost 30 years, Oklahoma’s The Flaming Lips has been warping minds and melting faces. Its latest project is the reinvention of Pink Floyd’s classic album Dark Side Of The Moon, which the group reworked with the help of Stardeath & the White Dwarfs. The Lips, like fellow psychedelic experimentalists Butthole Surfers did with “Pepper,” […]

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Andrew Karnavas (of local rock band Runaway Sun) plays a free in-store show today (Saturday, 5.29.10) at Cactus Music at 3pm.
More info on Karnavas:

Andrew Karnavas is a Houston-based singer/songwriter. His acoustic melodies are a blend of straightforward chord progressions and slow fingerpicking that combine elements of blues and folk, setting the scene for his close […]

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The Gold Sounds has a long history with playing Free Press Houston‘s shows. I first saw the band live at one of the FPH block parties and was an instant fan. Most recently, I caught the band in Clear Lake when they opened for Local H, and continue to enjoy last year’s Seismic Love.

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This Monday (5.31.1), The Wiggins, MuhammadAli, and Oakland’s Fugitive Kind play at Khon’s in Midtown.
$5 cover.

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Ceeplus Bad Knives is one of Houston’s best-loved DJs and producers, voted “Best DJ” in past Houston Press Music Awards and former host of Houston’s Starbucks Music Series at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.

Catch Ceeplus Bad Knives at the upcoming Free Press Summer Fest, which is next Saturday and Sunday (June 5th & 6th) […]

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Tax The Wolf makes spacey, meandering (and sometimes jammy) music that is among some of my favorite in Houston. You can hear (and download) some of the band’s songs (described as “Experimental-rock Alt-rock Progressive Surreal Chill”) at its website, and also catch a live set at the upcoming Free Press Summer Fest, which runs June […]

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This Saturday (5.29.10) at The Mink, Side Arms plays with Ghost Town Electric, The Burden, and Flat Earth.
Side Arms is a new-ish band that includes Michael Rollin (of Sharks and Sailors), Al Hendrix (formerly of S&S), Aaron Griffin (formerly of Sinews and many other bands), and Matt Smith.
 

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Austin’s The Eastern Sea easily won the crowd’s respect at last year’s Summer Fest, so it’s no surprise the band returns this year for another set at this year’s Free Press Summer Fest, which runs June 5-6, 2010, in Houston’s Eleanor Tinsley Park. The band’s latest release, EPII, is available on iTunes and amazon.com.

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Legendary psych rockers The Linus Pauling Quartet return with a show this Saturday night (5.29.10) at Rudyard’s in Houston.

More info from the LP4:

The LP4’s return shall be marked by the arrival of small polyvinyl chloride discs containing new musical incantations. Etched into this disc will be Monster, a song that will send aurally […]

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